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TI10 iinootlnn Is, Will 1-Mcar Ilownnl
rotinlonaiieo tho movo to switch him
from tho t:io itiidltorxlilp to a forlorn
hope for rniiproH. t'von for ISrynn's
-alio?
People who cnntctii'ihitc hlowinp out
tho pas in Omaha hotels should nt least
take preruutlons to leave soinethlnc by
iwhloh they may bo Idontlllcd. Thoy
owe that mui'li to tho coroner.
Tho Mipe of Case now tolls us It
might to bo easy to elect tho candidates
on the republican state ticket this year
because very few lawyers are anion;
them. Make another mar; In Its favor.
And now tho KritNh war prophets
nro ulvlne a limit of six weeks more to
ftid the war in South Africa. When
the war really comes to an end those
(wiseacre will bo tho most surprised
of all.
Senator Allen is to place Frynn in
nomination at the Sioux Kalis conven
tion. The Nebraska senator docs not
want to be accused of harboring any
thing like a tlng of ingratitude In his
bosom.
According to a contomixirary that Is
committed to lewey for president, "tho
vice providential gnip has reached a
silly tn?e." What about the presiden
tial sosip that launched the hero of
ihinll.i?
Another bumior wheat crop is prom
ised tho Nebraka farmer if present
conditions hold out And every bushel
of grain will W coined Into gocwl Amer
ican dollar worth Iim icuts all tho
world over.
IZa-tern jvajn-rs are eomaienting on
.the slgniticanci of the new front porch
on the liryan mauslou at Lincoln. They
refue tir iK'lleve that It is intended as
a playground for tho children as other
front porehe- usually erre.
"Were It not for tho fact that Cincin
nati and Sioux FalU are .-otne 1.000
miles ajHrt. several of our populist
frleuds with donlle-'uder proclivities
might be expectinl to participate in
tboth iHpulit national conventions.
It Is roiHirtod by Cuban cable that
tho iolIce force in Havana Is corrupt.
Wo appreheiul, however, that it Is no
more corrupt than the jollco forces In
Si'W York. Chicago and other large
cities north of tho Utilf of Mexico.
Senator Allen and Congressman Suth
erland arc on the way to Sioux Falls.
Hut they will not slop hort of Ne
braska U'fore they turn back to Wash
ington. The spt-eter of the middle-of-the-road
populists has seriously
alarmed them.
If the othYials of the Faris exposition
would llx the gate styles to register tho
nationality of each visitor they would
And before they pet through that
(America will pay more admissions by
nbout It! to 1 than wore contributed by
France to our Columbian exposition.
The annual assessment of railroad
property in Nebraska to bo made
shortly will give tho sham reform oftl
er.s who constitute the fusion State
(Hoard of Kqunllzatlon another oppor
tunity to show their subi-orvleuoy to tho
p-allroad managers. Watch them grasp
It
"Only one mon year of fusion" was
the announcement made last fall by the
democratic nominee for congress In the
Sixth district Jus-t after emerging from
ti confidential conference with Colonel
Itryan. This Mug the cae. tho popu
lists want to n'alize that the year ltKX)
is their last chance and to make the
most of it.
It Is tvnl mean In a sihxMhI representa
tive of a Now York paj.or to cable homo
from Farls that the exposition at tho
French capital Is not to te compared
.with that groomed by Chicago In ISSVt.
It took the Now York papero nearly six
months to dlxvver what a fine exposi
tion Chicago had and now thoy pretend
to pass adverse Judgment on tho Farls
bow before It has boon open two
iihmn.u run iiKFnuMr.tt.
The olllelnl nr.cn n of tln 'u.il shttn
reformers has tnken (locernor Poyntei' ,
Into c-otttl lonco by favoring lilni with ,
miKtfostlons of irfonii to bo mlvo.nteil ,
In his message to the next legislature.
Among tho reforms proposed to bo In
augurated by the reform font's nro:
1. A constitutional convention
i!. A revision of the revenue laws '
through a tax commission. preceding the presidential election, will
,'t. An net to relievo tho people from ' add another sum of $.'tr.'.ol to tho
the burden of paying Interest on the J money withdrawn by the treasury from
state securities held by tho permauetit y the market. The .lournnl of Commerce
school fund nnd the abandonment of t sny: "From tilts possible balance of
tho slnklnp fund levy. $1!Ci.ikXMoO may bo deducted $'J."tM),-
I. A law requiring nil corporations ! kx for the redemption of tho extended
other than banks, rnllroads and Insur- j t! per cent bonds. If the bank dovosts
unco companies to make annual reports stand nt $MlMxMM). tho treasury will
of llnanclal condition and business. J still carry about $V.hmu))o In actual
r. ItoronMructlon of the laws relating j cash, which Is nbout twice tho amount
to olllclal bonds and olllclal fees. tvipilrcd. Tho money market will pi-ollt,
In tho main these proposed reforms however, by ait Inillienco' slightly npnrt
would meet with popular approval were ! from the treasury balnuco. This will
It not for tho fact that tho sham re- J be the Increase of banknote circulation,
formers are always long on promise Th's circulation already In sight Is
and short on performance, t'otistitn- J $.tii,(i(j(MM)0, of which about f'Jft.ocO.OOO
tional revision lias for years boon a j remains to be Issued. It Is probable
long felt want In NVbrn-ka. but revision , that some additional lneuase will occur
can be eiTected sooner and with less i during tho next six months, but It Is
expense than would bo entailed by a I doubtful If It carries the total clrcula
constitutional convention. The twelve ' Hon nlo'e $:!in.(HK),(W0, or a gain of
constitutional amendments submitted J about ."i,(Nk).(mio."
for ratlllcatlon by tho people by tho It Is obvious from these llguros that
legislature of l .-. embodied all tho !
lniM)itant changes demanded. They
failed to carry because tho fusion ma
chine operating under direction of the
corporations throw dust Into the eyes .
of the )cope through .the sham reform
press nnd caused their rejection by
misrepresentation.
A revision of the revenue law of this
state has become nu lutpcrntlvp neces-
slty. but the reform Is not likely to
come through a sham reform leglsla-1
ture so long as tho corporations retain
their grip on the fusion ringleaders j
who have contracted to prevent any
legislation that will make the corixiraie
monopolies bear their Just share of the
tax burdens.
The other reforms recommended for
tho reformers are of comparatively little
moment. Tho talk of reforms through
the next legislature Is. however, de
cidedly premature. CJovernor Foynter
can Inaugurate many reforms without
waiting for the legislature to moyt. As
a inemlHT of tho State Foard of I'lpial
Izatloii Coventor Foynter Is In position
to give tho people revenue reform that
will count for something. The appeal
of M. F. Harrington for an assesmont
of corporate property on the basis of
Its Increased value nnd Increased vol
ume Is more timely and to the point
than the advance tips of nforms to bo
recommended In his next mesaco.
1ong range reforms afford no relief
to the people.
TDK KASTEltX DKMUCn.lTS.
The democrats of tho eat who think
It would be unwise to reatlirm the Chi
cago platform In Its entirety nro said
to bo hopeful that tho Kansas City
convention will bo moderate and con
servative in its utterances. What they
are especially anxious to accomplish is
to have tho llnanclal plank o framed
as to shut out tho ".-acred ratio" and
some of them profess to believe that
this will be done. Of the effort In this
direction the Haltlmore Sun. a sound
money democratic paper, says: "The
bet and widest heads In the party, in-
eluding many who were prevented from i
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taking iart In tho campaign of lMd
by the unfortunate course of events at
Chicago, aru' understood to lie now
counseling together upon tho subject of
the now platform to be framed to moot
the new conditions and issues of ltK).
It Is the general recognition of the par
amount importance of tho platform
that has thrown into the s.hado all dis
cussion upon the subject of candidates.
The renomination of Mr. F.ryan noed-(
by no menus Imply, necessarily, the en
dorsement of ltryanism. Otherwise the
framing of tho democratic platform for
lfinl would not be tho subject of so
much thought and consideration now."
Tho men who are giving the subject
so much thought and consideration,
however, are not in the confidence of
Mr. liryan. nor are they receiving, so
far a appear
any 'encouragement
from him. Tho men who are In the
confidence of the democratic leader do
not want any modification of the Chi-;
eago platform and there Is every reason
to think that these men will control tho
Kansas City convention. Prominent
among them is John F. Altgeld. who
recently said: "The very moment that
Mr. F.ryan consents to modify the Chi
cago platform in any particular, that
moment he is destroyed. Ho would at
once cease to be the idol of the dem
ocratic heart. He U respected for his
sincerity then he would be despised
for his weakness." This Is the senti
ment of all the adherents of Mr. Hryan
and then Is no doubt that he himself
Is In complete accord with It. He real
izes that to discredit any part of the.
Chicago platform would bo disastrous
to his leadership, therefore tho efforts
oj eastern democrats to Induce him to
do so will fall. The movement of these
democrats is not without interest, hut
if will bo unavailing. Mr. Hryan will
demand the unqualified reaffirmation
of the Chicago platform nnd the de
mand will bo complied with.
t o.vtro.lj.vw The sunpt.v$.
Thus far Secretary Gape has been
successful in keeping tho treasury sur
plus under control, the refunding opera
tions helping him materially in the
matter, but their benefit has been
nearly exhausted. The amount thus far
paid In the settlement of differences be
tween par value and present worth of
the lninds exchanged 1ms boon about
W7.0fM and tho Washington cone
spfludcut of tho New York Journal of
Commerce says that when to this
amount Is added tho probable disburse
ment by the redemption of tho extended
2 per cent bonds outstanding to the
amount of $2."51r.rt4,5uO, it is evident that
a very considerable outlet will be found
for the accumulating resources of the
treasury.
The cash b'alanee In the treasury on
May 1 was $U0.Ot,O00. exclusive of
SlM.OrtO.000 held In the division of re
demption as a pold reserve. Hut for
th mlemptlou of bonds last year and
the ilUhurs-oinents tnuler the refiinillni
i n rations, tin tush lulniue would he
nciiily $.o,(oo,ooo grontcr tliati It Is.
'pbc niuiioy initrkct Into therefore boon
m to this amount tlirmiuli tin op-
criiltons noted, It Is estimated that tho
wurplus for .May and .Tune will cany
tho nominal cash balance In the treas
ury to fim.nio.ixH) nnd tho Indications
are that the next following four month.
nino reduction In taxation could safely
be made, but It seems to have boon do
elded that nothing will lie done In this
j direction at the present session, so that
id,, w hole problem of dealing w ith the
surplus. In Hie Interest of the money
market, will be In tho bands of tho sec
retary of the treasury. It Is possible
that ho may Hud It necessary, when the
autumn pressure for money comes, to
ngaln inenase the deposits of public
Ms t, banks, as he did last year
Whon a tight money market threatened
, i,rnsr yn panic. Whatever the ilnan-
clal situation may be a few months
hence. It cau be conildontly predicted
that It will bo managed with reference
to tho public welfare.
p.is.sj.Yr; o; rm: wooukm i'.ivkmext.
Tho most costly nnd disastrous ex
periment made by Omaha In Its public
improvements lias been tho wooden
block pavement. It will be remembered
that at the time the first wooden blocks
were laid In this city The F.ee entered
a vigorous protest and kept sounding
the alarm against the cheap pavement
folly. Its appeals, however, were not
heeded. The real estate speculators
who wore selling town lot.' staked out
In corntlehU miles beyond the city lim
its and the contractors who saw big
prollts In cedar block pavements foisted
upon the taxpayers miles upon miles
of pavement which began to decay al
most as soon as it was laid.
Tho groat saving which was held out
as tho Inducement to gullible property
owners, to demand wooden block pave
ments proved a most colossal loss. The
extension of the city limits to ab-orb
various additions for the purpose of
enabling the speculators to dispose of
their lioldiugs was followed by the pav
ing of streets loading from nowhere to
nowhere and the delinquent paving
taxes became a greater burden than the
mortgages on the property. Had the
city adhered to the jiolicy of "the best
is tho cheapest" In its pavements, the
Immense shrinkage in the value of
ii1in,-1,.i,i HTMt,,rtv wroiltl nnt linx-rt
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been experienced and property values
In the heart of the city would have been
maintained. The rotten paving blocks
have for years been worse than no
pavement nnd the outlay originally in
curred was to all luteins and purposes
wasted.
Having paid dearly for its experience,
omnha is now in a fair way of becom
ing one of the best paved cities In
America. Within three years at the
furthest every vestige of tho wooden
block era will have disappeared and the
greater part oT the city's thoroughfares
will bo paved with asphalt and other
substantial materials.
C.overnor Shaw has vetoed the valued
policy law passed by tho late Iowa leg
islature. The oily-tonguod Insurance
aci'nt "oems to hare exerted his powers
oi persuasion on tne governor to me
l0'" of klng him believe It would
l,p a "rvle Incentive to Incendiarism
to make the Insurance companies live
up to the terms of their policies.
The ambition of tho North Omaha
Improvement club to Invest a part of
tlie park fund upon Fontenelle park is
somewhat premature. It would bo
much more sensible to expend any
money available on Miller park and on
the Fluff tract If negotiations with its
owners can be closed ou satisfactory
terms.
The call Is out for the democratic con
gressional convention for this, the Sec
ond Nebraska district. Now for an
other exhibition of tho undemocratic
habit of appointing deli-gates by com
mittee without giving the party an op
portunity to say yes or no at a primary
election.
Members of the park board say they
do not Intend to take any tep to pro
vide music in the parks for public en
tertainment this year, livery other city
of Omaha's pretensions does something
In the way of popular open-air concerts
for the people duriug the summer
season.
When Is the city council going to or
der a new compilation of the city ordi
nances? As matters stand now, look
ing for the municipal legislation on any
given subject Is about as promising as
hunting for the proverbial needle In a
haystack.
The Omaha clearing house record for
the past week shows n net pain of
nearly M per cent over the correspond
ing week of Iat year. This creditable
exhibit will continue unless the Omaha
aud South Omaha banks ngaln agree to
disagree.
War's Cot In Cnh.
UufTalo Express.
The South African wtr h& been going on
nearly seven months and has cost the Brit
ish rorirnaiMt thus far llieWVfW0. Our
war with Spain taitJ Uas than four months,
but In that time iU tinned States spent on
account of It lllo.ooo
Ileuee
e II I in 31 ii re.
H ashiUBU'ii Star
A&nlral Heey Sk miro to receive a great
deal of commendation jfdr the fact that, no ,
niatjer what the provocation, ho never makes
long speeches. . . I
tlrent
! Ijjiod Slueli
ChiciWo Tribune.
Prolll.
A four-dny ocean. grKyhound Is promlteJ.
The object serins (jj Iflpo hurry the passen
ger acrcss le'ore le'lijfs recovered from his
peiu'lckness. It wi 1 effort a great saving In
tho steward's dopartnldnt.
.imv 1,1st in 'I'lils.
lllobe-Democrnt.
Omaha has so far recovered from the "ma
terlnl ruin" of a few years ago that the cby
has arranged 'for5 a bin dollar banquet for the
benefit cf the delegates passing through there
to the Sioux Falls convention.
I'olltlciil Motlico l.onileil.
Chicago Hecord.
With Peru, Wharton Darker and Dr. Swal
low already nominated for the presidency,
tho voter who does not want to cast his bal
lot for cither MoKlnley or Ilrynn has some
thing of a variety to choose from.
Iteiiil) for (In- Sncrlllcc.
Phllnde'phla Press.
"Ilarkls Is wlllln'." Ex-Governor Paul
son has declared his willingness to accept
tho vlcc-presldcntlal nomination on tin!
ticket with Ilrynn. It Is self-evident that
tho ex-govertior dcsirves to be classed among
tho unt6rrlfled.
Neiv Issue fur (lie Cniiiiiiluti,
Washington Star.
If Mr. SuUer can have his way. the Kansas
City platform will carry n plank declaring
for tho extermination l the EnglUh rpnrrow.
Mr. SuUer believes his party should take ad
vantage of everything in the shape of pro
Ucer sentiment.
nit van in: ni.Moit.
Siil!c-l'ro nl.lnu Itcuinrl.s of Dcinoc
riie.v' Ornele,
Hnltlmoro American.
William Jennings Hryan in known to
famo principally as the prince of thcorls a.
It has always been his delight to take him
self seriously and to pose before tho public
clothed In all the austerity pofflesfod by
tho tragedian In a one-night stand barn
storming organization. OcraMonally he has
provoked a smile from tho unorthodox and
tho dissenters by his rather trite paro
dies upon some passage of holy writ, but
ho had yet to gain a namo as a humorist.
After gazing upon the tame man for so long
and feeing him appear In the some ro e
eomithine like 1.400 tlmiN wo pannnt tf,.
tstraln a little shout of joy as he doffs his
! cloak and lays aMo the dagger to put cn tlu
clown's cap. Mr. nryan U apparently under
Studying for comedy parts.
At Port Huron. Mich., the other diy h?
j ras Interviewed. This was of Use f no
! surprise. Mr. Hryan has been lnterv!ivrd
so much and has Interviewed hlmsilf so
often that the dally intervfew Is a thill?
wo have come to look for, even though we
no longer read It. having commlttej it to
memory nearly four years ago. nut the
Port Huron stylo of interview Is dlfferen'
from all tho othora. Tloremust be some
thing in the atmosphere of tho town or in
Chairman Campau's' words that awakened
Mr. Bryan's sense of humor. The prccf of
this Is apparent, for when the lnnoce-nt an 1
unsuspecting Port Huron Interviewer asked
the doughty colonel to expatiate upon the
chances of democratic success next fall th?
following answer issued from thoc lips that
have voiced bluest Imprecations agalrst all
those thlncs that are or that are likely to
be:
"If t hold what wo had In 1S95 nnd If
we bring back the gold democrats and If
wo gain largo accessions from the repub
licans, tho chances of victory for the demo
cratic party ought to be sood."
Head that again. Ixjok at It sideways,
and then turn it upside down and read It
backward. When you have gone through
these contortions the keen humor of It nny
striko you with sledge-hammer-like force.
It Is a statement worthy cf an ingenue. By
the side of Mr. Bran's former declarations
It compares as the zephyr to the tornado
It Is light, airy, mirth-provoking, fane f jl
as a seaside flirtation, comical as a clown,
and naive as innocence Itself. In the
world of practical politics It will tickle the
risibilities until laughter drowns the wall
of an o;topus-rldden populace, and who can
not doubt that with Its author as president
this nation would laugh for four long
years? Incidentally, it cnlght be remarked
tl..r we would also bo laughed at. Hut let
this new whirligig of comedy go on. We
like It because It makes us laugh, and be
cause for tho first time we are able to agree
with (something Mr. Bryan has said. So we
laugh on at his wit and ingeniousness, hear
tily endorsing his opinion that It be re
ceives a majority of the votes Mr. Hryan
will be elected. As a comedian the Boy
Orator is more delectable than In his se
rious roles.
chops ami iMiospnniTV.
Sliurtiiist- Alirnnit nnd n Promise f
Plenty nt Home.
Philadelphia Times
A leading English crop authority has an
nounced thit tho grain crcps of England
and Franco are sure to be late and likely
to be bad this year. While this is not con
clusive as to universal European grain
shortage, the conditions that are affecting
the grain crops in Great Britain and France
are likely to be more far-reaching, and it
Is reasonable to conclude that the American
surplus bread eupply l to bo drawn upon
beyond tbo demand of average reuis.
This prospect makre the rop condition
of the United States of tho ulmoat impor
tance, and fortunately the outlook is good.
While the eettn Is backward and harvest
ing will not begin In any of the grain-grow.
Ing sections for weeks, the stand of winter
wheat is gocd except In a few localities In
northern Michigan and Wisconsin. The dry.
open weather of the last month has been
favorable to tho sowing of. bprlng wheal. A
largo acreage has been cowed and seeding
Is practically at an end excep In North Da
kota. Corn In already planted In the south
ern half of the great corn belt of the Mis
sissippi valley, and two jyecks more of tho
existing goo'd weather will witness the com
pletion of the corn-planting season with a
planted acreage exceeding the average, for
corn has been a profitable crop for several
years past and tho farmers are disposed
to extend the corn area, in coiiejuence.
While a good stand of winter wheat ail
a large sowing of fprjns wheat in May arc
not necessarily a guarnte of a big wheat
harvest, and while corn 'ell planted W- not
corn well gathered, the grain-growing are
of this country covers so, many degrees of
latitude and 3 grea a Variety of climatic
conditions that a general crop failure is not
to be anticipated. The outlook at present Its
better than the average at the spring seson.
and the farmers, are certainly Justified in
expecting crops that will suffice to supply
all homo demands and leave a large furplus
with which to feed the' hungry mouths of
the rest of the world.
With a heavy foreign demand for Ameri
can breadstuffs and an American crop ample
to meet such demand a prosperous year far
American fanners Is always assured. While
counting unhatcbed chickens is not ever ad
viable. American farmers haTe no cause
at present to lay awake o' nights wondering
where tho money Is to oomo from to pay in
terest on farm mortgages and to keep plow
and reaper going and in repair. The crop
outlook is good, the demand from abroad
promise to bo goad, and when rops are
good and buyerb plenty prosperity it su
tured for all.
WOHK Of llt'.t't tll.K t ( (t.XVIJXTIOV.
Hloom.lngton Echo The tkkot Is one of
tho strongest ever nominated In tho state
Unil olio thai will comtmind the rcipecl and
confidence of the voters of the ulate.
York Teller tpop.J: V. II. Dietrich of
Hastings has been nominated for governor by
the republican convention. From what we
can lenrn oil the hUU Mr. Dietrich Is an able
and a clean man.
Arcadia Champion- Colonel E. P. Savage
of Custer county, tho republican nomine
for lleul"tmnt governor, Is the representation
this section of the stale gets on the etnte
ticket and the choice Is an excellent one.
Stromsburg Journal: The republican of
Nebraska met st l,lttcln on Wednesday and
nominated n winning ticket. It will read
ily bo seen that It Is one eery clilien of the
statu can support if good management of
state nlTnlrs Is wanted.
Western Wave: The republican party of
tho slate and county certnlnly has reason to
be protid of its tlckot. It Is a pleasure to
Introduce and recommend to voters the per
sonnel of tho nominations, of which wc will
liavonore c say later.
McCojW Ti'bune: The republicans of Ne
braska n. 'i .ov bury completely out of
sight all personal and factional differences,
put m their fighting clothes. light a good
light and In November victory will perch
high on the party's banner.
llftfltlngs Tribune: Charley Dietrich Is
one of the common people whose whole 1 fo
energies have been devoted to business and
hard labor. His nomination Is the will of
the people and the people who honor and re
spect the relf-mado man will -cast tltPlr
votes for him. The populist cry of "ring
politics" Is not applicable !n this case.
PlaKsmcittth News: W. K. Fowler, repub
lican candidate fcr oiate superintendent. Is
en exceptionally strong man for tho position.
The editor cf tho News has known him per
sonally for some ten years and can state
that ho Is ono of tho nbteist school men In
Nebraska. No one Interested In tho welfare
of tho public schools need hesitate to sup
port him.
Hastings Hecord: Perfect harmony
marked the deliberations of the icpubllrnn
convention last Wednesday. The war paint
and tho knife were turned oer to the enemy
and tho republicans of Nebraska entered tho
convention hall ns ono man with one flxe'd
purpose to nominate a ticket that would
sweep from the state of Ncbraskn the stlcmi
of fusion. Not for many yours have the
republicans been In such perfe.-t lighting
trim as they ore to lay.
Norfolk News: Tho ticket nominated by
the republican state convention at Lincoln
on Wednesday Is one of tho strongest ever
placed before the voters of Nebraska. Many
of the names which It contains are new to
the mases of voters, becntise thoy have not
heretofore be?n classed as politicians, It
being lh Intent of the republican party a?
far as possible to take up good, clean men
outside the ranks of the politicians who
have brought such disaster upon the party
In this state. That this b-ss been done may
be seen from the names which appear upon
the state ticket and, although new to most
of us, each cue Is vouched for by the com
munity In which he lives.
York Times: Those who looked for trou
ble in the republican inte convention wero
disappointed. There was no dissension or
bitter strife. The delegate were earnest
and brave and had no intention of allowing
atyono to make a disturbance If anyone hid
been disposed to do so. They were tolerant
and indulgent, but they did not propese to
have the bright promise of success de
stro)ed or dimmed. And it was no'. The
r?3tilt of the convention will bo reasiurlng
to all republicans. There had not been any
dcep-feated differences between republicans;
there are no factions In the parly, but. of
course, there were diverse opinions as to
what the best policy would be. but even this
diversity was almost entirely confined to
minor points. There was a general feeling
that success in Nebraska is within revh
and a steady purpose to do nothing that
would endanger It.
Kearney Hub: Tho oufome on tho gov
ernorship Is a very fortunate one. Mr.
Dietrich has made an ex-ellrnt impression
and we happen to know that some of tho
leaders of tho opposition recognize him as
the strongest candidate the republicans
could have named. He Is a 'square-shouldered"
man who stands sejuarci'y on his own
feet. He Is a gentleman of high char.tcter.
of unquestionably good abilities, of wide
acquaintance In tho state and all-around a
thoroughly wide-awake, progressive and up-to-date
citizen. He Is a German by nation
ality, but Is a thoroughly we'll seasoned
piece of American timber. He stands high
among the German and other foreign Ameri
can elements and enjoys equally the confi
dence of all class.-:. The remainder of the
ticket will be thoroughly accep-able to the
masses of the party and will mako a strong
bid for popular favor. They are well dis
tributed throughout the Mate, fitness and
character have been duly considered in their
sel :tion and they will afford a stiong body
guard for the leader and bead of the ticket.
IT.HSON U. I'OINTI'll.
Spaniards In the Philippines have fix
months more time In which to decide
whether to give their allesance to Agul
naldo or to Uncle Sam. and they seem to
need It.
Samuel C. Seeley, who embezzled t3".4,CMX
trom the National Shoe and Leather bank
of New York, has been released from prison
after five years and four months' servitude.
At $6,250 a year this Is notsfo bad.
After more than six yewrs a congreslonil
committee "has " reported favorably" on
compensating Chicago residents for damage'
suffered in a caisson explosion In OranJ
boulevard in the strike troubles of l?Bt.
At least four Wisconsin governors were
printers In early life. These were Wil
liam D. Hoard. George W. Peck. William
H. Upham and Edward Scofield. all of whom
also fought with distinction in the civil
war.
Postmaster General Smith says In an arti
cle In Colliers Weekly that malls fol'ow
the flag, but In the case of tho British flag
In the South African war. according to re
cent testimony, it appears to be females
also.
The Plumbers' union of Chicago hes left
out of Its new form of agreement tho clauee
regulating the maximum amount of work to
be done In a day, thus Iving the mem
bers of the union free to do a fair day's
work for fair wages.
Senator Stewart of Nevada said in a
speech in tho senate the other day that
there were good trusts as well as bad and
when asked for an example of the good
kind he mentioned the body of which he is
a member.
At the recent ecumenical conference In
New York that dry was spoken of as "the
largest Irish city In the world, almost th
largest German city In the world, quite the
largest Hebrew city and nearly the largest
Italian city."
Tho next generation will see the Gould
fortune pretty well cut up, there being so
many heirs. The richest of theso win be
Klngdon. George Gould's eldest child. His
father Is rated at J'O.OOO.OOO. Klagdan.
though a mere child, speaks German and
French, and has picked up a surprising
knowledge of yachting.
Henry Demas. the noted negro politician
of Louisiana, who dlt3 at New Orleans re
cently, was 5! years of age. He was the
latt of the negro polltlclacs to remain in
power in th outn and hnld aUolute con
trol of his district for a quarter of a cen
tury. He was a tugar end rice planter in
SL John, uheru he n known as tho Dlaok
Prlnc.
"I'll T
IHIWf,
roii
II IIMOV.
Plattsmoulli News (rep): The moU of
Senator Thurston's voles como from tho
country districts. Tho "harmony'' racket
worked -nil right with most of the delegate
from the western part of the slate.
Auburn Granger: We see very good rea
sons for party bosses, convention fixers and
political shysters having a dislike for Mr.
llosowater of The llee, but tho common peo
ple of that party ought to he truly thankful
to him for so often saving the party from
being everlastingly wrecked by the ochern
ors,
Niobrara Pioneer: Mr. Itcjewater's vic
tory by the popular vote of the convention,
coming out ahead of all others and having
Sennfor ThUrstDti 100 behind him, Is a till
ing rebuke to the senator. When John A.
Erhnrdt can bent John M. Thurston alfo
nearly 400 It certainly shows that tho re
publican party of this state feels keenly
Mr. Thurston's bad faith to his sacred trust
a the servant of the people.
Ke-arney Hub (rep.): Tho Omaha Dee
prints the' story of the treacherous trick that
was turned against Norrls Drown in tho
Sixth district, every word of which Is true,
and which should be" fully understood by
every republican In the district. As for
Norrls Drown himself he Is saying nothlti;?
and probably caring little, but It Is not hit
matter nor Is it his Irss. It Is a matter that
concerns this district nnd the district Itself
Is distinctly the loser.
Fremont Tribune (rep.): Senator Thurs
ton's own friends conceded his defense of
t-he Standard Oil company wn bad In Its
polltlcnl aspect. It Is the plain, unvarn'shed
truth that his selection was a mere prrsonal
matter. Dy any fair or honest construction
of the situation tho sense of tho conven
tion cannot bo Interpreted to be anything
but opposed to the Illegitimate practices of
trusts. The platform adopted by the con
vention made that plain. That was the po
litical pronouncement of tho thousand dele
galew of tho convention. It Is easy for thosa
who core to separate these two proposition
to do SO. The neonle will rnn.tilv nrvlnr.
stand the situation. They can easily sen '
that Senator Thurston's selection as dele
gate came from the promptings of friend
ship and tho love of fair play.
Kearno; Hub (rep.): The fight against
Thurston was moat determined. There wa
a general disposition to overlook his varlou
follies, In view of his coming retirement
from the senate, but the offense of appear
ing as counsel for the Standard Oil com
pany In the supreme court of Nebraka In
a suit wherein tho state wao plaintiff, and
while he still represented the state, was
considered a breach of propriety that could
not bo excused and for whleh he could not
make adequate excuse or explanation. Still,
from the fact that he was still it senator
of the state and through a desire to show
somo consideration for the offlco, a sentl-nent
In favor of electing both Thurston and Hose-
water took root and worked out the sena- I
tor's salvation. The result Is a vindication
of llosowater of The Dee and at the samo
time a most stinging rebuke to Senator
Thurston.
WO.MI.W AMI STItllCi:s.
I'riiiiosfil Nntloiuil llrun iiln t Inn
Wise nf Wimr WnrUt-rs.
of
Philadelphia Press.
A movement has been started In Chicago
to form the wlvea of workingmen through
out the country Into unions In order that
they may exert some Influences on strikes
and strikers. It appears to be a praiseworthy
object and a combination of the wives of
workingmen, rightly directed, ought to bo
able to prevent much of the harm done by
labor disturbances.
When a strike occurs the attention of the
public is largely centered on the-action of
the strikers. Will they bo peoce-ful or
riotous, will they hold ou! long or give in
before their object is gained, and what
amount of wages will they lose In the mean
time are the questions asked by thoo who
arc cot Immediately concerned. Hardly any
one gives a thought to the striker's wife,
who sits .at homo -watching with strain. J
anxiety for tho outcome of e-och day'j
events. She knows that a stoppagci of work
means a stoppage of wages, and that with
out wages there Is no way of providing fcol
and clothing for parents and children. Tho
pittance allowed by the labor organizatl n
may go a llttlo way for a brief time, but the
worklngman's wife knows that It will soon
stop, and that meanwhile the larder ts be
coming nearer empty. Added to Ibis Is tho
anxltVy asto the personal safety of tb" hus
band and father, for labor disturbances are
so likely to run Into strife and violence.
And there Is no walking delegate, no labor
agitator to encourage the woman to ho'd
out. as there Is the man.
The amount of suffering brought to hemes
and to women, especially by strikes. Is In-
calnilaidn. Knowledge of only a fmall share !
of it roaches the publlr. It I reasonable,
then, that is worklngmen's wives are iho
chief sufferers from labor disturbances, they
should have something to say about :h?ir be
ginning, direction and duration. If they
were consulted doubtles many strikes would
be avoided. They could find a way. by their
quick wit. of compromising or amicably ar
ranelng differences between employer and
employe, when the same end is rea hed only
after weeks of waiting, loss, anxiety and
strife. Unorganized they cannot do thl.
as not many workingmen are used to con
sulting their wives t-efore acting. But formed
Into unions, with their Influence concen
trated and well-directed, much good could
be accomplished. The tyranny of the strike
might he broken and the will of enough
vacillating workingmen steadied to prevent
tho beginning of unnecessary labor troubles
and to end others which have become hope
less. The result would be les friction be
tween capital and tabor and tho awakening
of a better feeling among all concerned In
the labor situation.
Women are the worst victims of strikes
They baro to endure most of the hard
ships resulting from these agitations. There
Is every reason, then, why they should or
ganize to end them, or at least to ltsa
their frequency End duration.
wnrri: it u r. i thi: thopit-.
Cmi People from tlie nrlli Cnlnnlir
Troiilent Con n t rlc
Philadelphia Medical Journal.
Can tho white man ever colonize the trop
ics? Probably the answer to this queHtac
will vary contiderably. depending fcowewhat
on the politic of tbs. bs answer It
whether ther are exnafisioiaiit
pansion'sts. for most men like to Justify their
v .win iv wruiHivfii ana to others
Truxtun Iteale (Forum. July, nm brieves
that the evil effects of heit climates cn the
white race are being rapidly overcome by
science. Probably a colon;- at Americans at
the isthmus of Panaa would 'not perish
ma as did the Scotch colony in l9S, and
twenty-five jears hen.-e farmcs win nWb
ably be culthating the traplcs with les dan
ger to their health ha was met in the val
ley of the Vabah or the Mmtl-irepieai val
lys ef California twenty-five year ago. The
Chinese, driven from their hamea by over
crowding, have adapted thenmlves 'to ltt
in all climates
A great factor in the causation of 4-af
In the tropics Is lowered vitality trom hard
labor, and the mechanical inventions, stx-h
as rotary plowr, ao.vlors and fearvater. have
greatly lightened the Utwrs of the agricult
urist. Tr-en there have ben invention and
Improvement In everything, from bata to
drainage, and the construction at nous.
Deale mentions the manufacture ot artllk-ial
Ice and the suecesful plan at Marnltliii, by
which the temperature of tht arsenal U re
duced by mechanical weans xi that tweti caa
wsrle In e tsi fort all ts jear a round. cve tn
that bat city. All t fa arv tatret
ins nd they do show that itae of the dlt-
fiii!e. of life In hot climate's may be r
tome. Without desiring to enter Into any en
tended discission for or against the .do-
zatlon of the tropl'H by whites, wt- e,, iy
point out jcversl reason why Deale's vi, ,wl
1 of tbo question seem too sanguine No me
1 chanlcal contrivance for performing labor ,.
likely to be devised that will operate wi i,
, out human guidance, and If uch maehln. -y
, Is operated by steam, k or electricity, .,
dltlonal hesl must be generated eoinowlt. t,
It Is ns much the direct rajs of the sun u,
the work that kill by sunstroke: thi t
evident from the largo number of teamst. m
who are affected during any unusually h,.i
days In summer In our large cities.
It Is Improbable that the poor will cu
be able toprbflt much by artificial lee rr
I cooling apparatus, nnd even If they coliid .if
ford It. this would necessitate some one i
work in Intense heat to manage the powir
I . , .. .1 I .. ... .. i.ln,.l
lit-'lMlu iu lull nui.il u lunui.
The Chinese celle can hardly be compar. l
with tho white worklngman; In the !(
placo he Is not n white man, and, fufth,"
more, centuries of I If o like jmckhorses h.itn
glwn these men many of the charneterlst- i
of beasts. Then, again, the heat nnd inois
turo of tho tropics are most favorable ti
germ life and utile some means Is dlsn. -tred
(which Is very Unlikely) that will .1.
nt toy bacterial life without Injuring oi'i
forms of life, the problem of combating t
esse In tho tropics will always be a dlhi '
one. No doubt conditions In the tropics vi :
bo Improved mi that the more prosper' ,
rlasscs can live with a fair degree of saf. .
and comfort, but 11 seems very Improbi' '
that tho working classes, which eotsstl-
the great nasses of the populatlm, will e. r
bo made of anything but natives.
I'OI'l I.IXM IV IMt'(it,.S ( fll'VI'V.
I'roti-Kt Aunlnt ttenipt to Prei-m
(Jim. Pujntrr (lilt nf lleleuiitliin.
Albion Argus ilMI'fil by Cloven .r
Foynter s llrother )
Frorrs a private letter we were permit tM
to sec a few days ago we learn that Dona
las county populists hare given Yejser tlm
privilege -at selecting the If delegates to tin
Plate conrentlon. If this be true then ven y
tho populist party in Douglas county ne It
reforming. Tbe idea of giving one man sut'i
power 1 preposterous. This is degem'f.
atlng into tho very worst corrupt pra'cti.
of republican methods. The governor he
never asked mirh a thing from his hoi,
count)' and If he should we would enter ,i
rmst vigorous protest.
The populist party was organized becnus-.
of the corruptions that had grown up i;i
tho old parties and now, If It Is going
drift back into old party ruts and method,
wo had Just as well disband. If the par'.
Is going to tolerato such practice as th
Yelser deal In Douglas county then we hi I
better return to tho old parties from when
we came. A reform party that will toler.r.'
such action .in that Ih the worst kind cf i
fraud and It makes us ashamed to think
that Omaha populists "have drifted to su 'i
a low, degraded level. If they want Im
perialism let them go to the republ!. ,-i
party, where they can ge-t It alre-ody man .
factured. Lt them go where they bolo-u-and
not try to drag the populist party alon,;
with them.
Such a doctrine as this one-man-Yeier
buelneiig la the rankent kind of heresy an 1
deerves the treatment that Deaver and his
outfit got. When the state convention Mice's
if it become manifest that the Douglas
county delegation has surrendered to bo-i.-iein,
then the whole outfit' should be turtiel
over to a specialist for the care of lost man
hood. We ran't help but hope- that this re
port Is exaegerated and rthat populists have
not ye-t surrendered their liberties In Doug
las county.
AVIIITTI.I!) Til A POINT.
Chlcaco Hecord: "Is a man lnfluen-et
mure by heredity or by environment?"
"Humph' If heredity brings a man womy
ho can make nls own environment."
Philadelphia Press: Tom Whv tin vni
reft-r to her an "your old name?" You ro
still ratline cn her. aren't you?
Dick Yes, and I'm still burning mi.ey
on her.
Detroit Free Pr-.s: "Clara, here's ni.
article which says that W per cent of gar
dener dlo too soon."
"Never mind. Charles; go right on sp.n-Int-
up those bd. Of course, at) thn
foollh men were bachelors who didn't have
wive to make them come In when It
ralne-d.
YAashlrhrton Star: "Do you mean to tMi
me you do nut regard a public office as a
public trust?"
"Well." answered Senator Sorghum. "I
don't like to henr It said in Just that way
Whenever you sny anything about trust
and offlce-holdlni.- in th tame sentence
people are so likely to get suspicious."
Yonkers Statesman: "It's funny our
minister1 never married." remarked the
young hus-barxt. who had -Just refused hi
wife an Easter bonnrt. In hli endeavor t..
chanco the subject, "I think he'd make a
good husband."
"Well " replied the wife warmly, "he
dldn t srm to make a very good one whfi
ho married us."
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Such ostentation
I never saw- in my life." declared Mr
Nurret of Daw-jon City, after her return
from ehurch on Easter Sunday.
"What was It. my dear?" asked Mr. Nug
get, w ho had remained at home.
"Whv. that odlou. Mr. Plarer had h-r
new bonnet testoonvd with strings of dried
bins."
Chicago Post: "I wonder why he didn't
bring his wife with him." she said.
"lie did." replied her husband. "That
hU wife with him now. What made yoj
think It wan't"
"He so attentive to her."
And during all the rest of the evening he
Kjit wonderlnc whether there was any
thing personal In what she said.
A UAM'C AT Till: KA.tCI!.
Denver Post.
From every point they gaily come, tha
broncos' unshod feet
Pat nt the green sod of the ranee wttn
quick emphatic beat;
Tho tresses of the buxom girls as hasner
stream behind
Like silken castigating whips cut at tho
sweeping wind.
The dashing cow hoys, brown of face, sit In
their saddle thrones
And Mrc the wild songs of the range tn
frw uneulturenl tones
Or ride inside the prettj girl, like gallant
cavaliers.
And your the usual fairy tales Into their
listening cars.
Within the "hst room" of the ranctt tho
Jolly gathered thron
Hum like- a swarm of human bees aoej lade
the air with sftne.
The maidens tap thilr sw-eetK smites and
gh their tongus full rein
In efforts to entrap the fcays In admira
tion s chain
The add lor tune? the Urtngs with pick of
thumb and wrap f bow-.
Finds .me string keyed a note tevo high, an-
(other keyej too low.
Then rosins up the tight -drawn hatrs, the
ounr folks in a fret
FntU their ears are areetett with the warn.
uS words. All set!"
S'lute yer nanlner' It 'cr r8
Balance all an' do-se-deit
Swing yivr girls. n run away!
night an loft an' gems Mtsjtay!
t.er.t to right an' swing or caoatl
tm to next st I an' repeat'
Halanee next an' dM t he phy!
.j-wtng yer pard an swing 'r Wght
Runch the pat an circle 'rour4t
haek yer feet ontll they 11431
Form a basket: Hreak aVa !
!IK '. n' i B Rayt
At man left an Ulan c all!
i-lft y,r hoof an' let em fU'
-wtng yer op'slt,.' Snlnr aelnl
KM the sage hens if you Win!
IVack to pardner d-se-d'
All Jin nand an' off x mi gf
Oent salute J(r little sweets!
Hiton an' promenade to seat,!
AnU.h,,iT T"'rrv ,' wT'on ti.
mornhie',1 nruRgttng light
In lengthening Mreak of gray traV dewn
the barrier of nl?hi.
And bronks are mounted In tne clow of
early rooming sktes
Hy weary-limbed younir reveler with
drooptnc leeiilne o -The
eow x.R to te range to "work"
the kitting herd
The tlHf within their chamber- hide to
jWp ke wry birds.
And for a vmI; the vubz folks tall; of
w hat jaHy spree
Th sua that lUcart at Jacksoa'a ranch
Cown on th Owjfce.